Christmas Through My Child's Eyes

--by ajusino, posted Dec 29, 2008

My son is 4 years old and Christmas is a very magical time for children.

My son ran down the stairs very excited as most children are on Christmas morning and went straight for the gifts under the tree. But, to my surprise, the first gift he grabbed was a gift he made for his father and me.

He stood there with anticipation, joy and patience as we opened our gift waiting to see the expression on ours faces. As I opened the gift, which was a hand-made wreath made of his small handprints (which is one of the best gift I received), I started to cry. My husband leaned over and asked why I was crying.

I said I could not believe the thoughtfulness of this child and with all the gifts under the tree with his name on them, he was most excited about giving us the present he had made for us. As a parent, I felt so proud of the child I am raising, knowing that he values other people and how they feel.

That is actually the best gift I received for Christmas.

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Posted by ajusino
Dec 29, 2008
Comments (14)

Readers Comments

hotcocoa wrote: Aww, so sweet!

You are raising your child the right way :)
Congrats!

God bless you and keep on being the best mom you can be.

Sandeep wrote: Hi ajusino
It is a very lovely story. I am really impressed and surprised over your child's patience. He is a very cute child who cares and has deep affection with his parents. Often childrens want gifts for themselves especially on christmas day. But your child is exception. I pray to god,blesses everybody with childs like yours. May u live long god bless you.

Wish you happy and prosperous new year

redwine wrote: Omg. This is story just made me cry. Im only tweleve. I cant wait till after college to be a mother. I hope my kids will be like yours. God bless u.

cherylmathis wrote: That's so beautiful. You are obviously doing a good job as a parent!

Nandi wrote: Wow! What a wonderful child you have raised and you must be a beautiful mom to have done that! Both, your son's gesture as well as his gift are extremely precious!

Thanks a lot for sharing this story and may god bless your family!

Pl give your son a big hug and love from me! :)
Nandi

LOAS wrote: That's what christmas is all about. It's wonderful that your little 4 year old already gets it. Great story! :)
Loas

theresa wrote: That is so sweet. You have raised a very special little boy. You should be very proud

SarahSmiles wrote: Be blessed!

crystalleigh wrote: Ma i loved this. Through the mouth's of babes.

Smiles

AURELIA wrote: We can all learn from the innocense of a child. You are doing a wonderful job raising your son and it shows! For a 4 year old to keep a secret and have the patience to wait for Christmas morning to ask you to open your gift from him is a miracle in itself! Sounds to me like he's a very loving son to be proud of. :) ~Aurelia

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